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US 12,435,842 · App. 19/173,784 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Methods and systems for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on internet of things (IOT)

Inventors: Zehua Shao (Chengdu, CN); Yong Li (Chengdu, CN); Xiaojun Wei (Chengdu, CN); Guanghua Huang (Chengdu, CN); Yunsong Gu (Chengdu, CN)
Assignee: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
F17D5/005F17D3/00G05B13/0265G05B15/02
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Patent No.
US 12,435,842
App. No.
19/173,784
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a method and a system for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on IoT. The method is implemented based on the system for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on IoT, comprising: obtaining pipeline information of a gas pipeline and basic perceptual data collected and uploaded by a gas equipment object platform, obtaining at least one candidate parameter from a government safety supervision management platform, and determining at least one transportation parameter based on at least one iterative interaction with the government safety supervision management platform; and controlling, based on the at least one transportation parameter, an air compression device of the gas equipment object platform to adjust a gas transportation temperature.

Claims (53)

1. A method for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on an Internet of Things (IoT), implemented based on a system for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on an Internet of Things (IoT), comprising:

obtaining, based on a gas company management platform, pipeline information of a gas pipeline and basic perceptual data, obtaining at least one candidate parameter, and determining at least one transportation parameter based on at least one iterative interaction with a government safety supervision management platform; wherein the at least one candidate parameter includes at least one of a candidate gas transportation temperature and a candidate gas transportation rate of each of at least one transportation station; and

controlling, based on the at least one candidate parameter, a gas equipment object platform to adjust a gas transportation temperature; wherein

the at least one iterative interaction includes:

the gas company management platform determining, based on the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and environmental information, a temperature effect of the gas pipeline through a first model, and sending the temperature effect of the gas pipeline to the government safety supervision management platform; temperature effect of the gas pipeline reflecting a temperature change in the gas pipeline, the first model being a machine learning model; wherein

the gas pipeline includes a plurality of pipeline segments, the first model includes a plurality of temperature layers, each of the plurality of temperature layers corresponds to one of the plurality of pipeline segments, an input of each of the plurality of temperature layers includes inlet data of the corresponding pipeline segment, the pipeline information, and the environmental information, and an output of each of the plurality of temperature layers includes the temperature effect and outlet data of the corresponding pipeline segment; the inlet data includes at least one of an inlet temperature and an inlet rate, the inlet data of a first pipeline segment is the at least one candidate parameter; and the output data includes at least one of an outlet temperature and an outlet rate;

the government safety supervision management platform determining, based on the temperature effect of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and the basic perceptual data, a deformation assessment of the gas pipeline;

obtaining at least one updated candidate parameter by updating, based on the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter; and

in response to determining that the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline satisfies a preset deformation condition, determining the at least one updated candidate parameter as the at least one transportation parameter.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein division points of the plurality of pipeline segments include a pipeline diameter change section, a pipeline bifurcation position, and a pipeline intersection position of the gas pipeline;

the method further comprises:

determining an inlet rate of a current segment based on an outlet rate and a pipeline diameter of a previous segment.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating, based on the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter includes:

determining, based on a deformation assessment corresponding to the at least one candidate parameter, a first amplitude of the at least one candidate parameter;

determining, based on a consistency of the deformation assessment and a gas flow direction, a second amplitude of the at least one candidate parameter; and

updating, based on the first amplitude and the second amplitude, the at least one candidate parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gas pipeline is provided with a plurality of inspection points, the plurality of inspection points corresponding to at least one transportation station;

the method further comprises:

obtaining actual temperatures of the plurality of inspection points;

determining, based on the actual temperatures of the plurality of inspection points and historical predictions of the plurality of inspection points, a confidence level of the at least one transportation station corresponding to the plurality of inspection points; and

adjusting the at least one transportation parameter based on the confidence level of the at least one transportation station.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a count of the plurality of inspection points is correlated with the temperature effect of the gas pipeline.

6. A system for pipeline temperature control of smart gas based on an Internet of Things (IoT), comprising a management platform, a sensor network platform, and a gas equipment object platform respectively configured on different servers; wherein

the management platform includes a gas company management platform and a government safety supervision management platform;

the gas company management platform is configured to:

obtain pipeline information of a gas pipeline and basic perceptual data, obtain at least one candidate parameter, and determine at least one transportation parameter based on at least one iterative interaction with the government safety supervision management platform; wherein the at least one candidate parameter includes at least one of a candidate gas transportation temperature and a candidate gas transportation rate of each of at least one transportation station; and

control, based on the at least one transportation parameter, the gas equipment object platform to adjust a gas transportation temperature; wherein

the at least one iterative interaction includes:

determining, based on the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and environmental information, a temperature effect of the gas pipeline through a first model; and sending the temperature effect of the gas pipeline to the government safety supervision management platform; temperature effect of the gas pipeline reflecting a temperature change in the gas pipeline, the first model being a machine learning model; wherein

the gas pipeline includes a plurality of pipeline segments, the first model includes a plurality of temperature layers, each of the plurality of temperature layers corresponds to one of the plurality of pipeline segments, an input of each of the plurality of temperature layers includes inlet data of the corresponding pipeline segment, the pipeline information, and the environmental information, and an output of each of the plurality of temperature layers includes the temperature effect and outlet data of the corresponding pipeline segment; the inlet data includes at least one of an inlet temperature and an inlet rate, the inlet data of a first pipeline segment is the at least one candidate parameter; and the output data includes at least one of an outlet temperature and an outlet rate;

the government safety supervision management platform is configured to:

determine, based on the temperature effect of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and the basic perceptual data, a deformation assessment of the gas pipeline;

obtain at least one updated candidate parameter by updating, based on the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter; and

in response to determining that the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline satisfies a preset deformation condition, determine the at least one updated candidate parameter as the at least one transportation parameter.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the management platform is provided with:

a parameter acquisition module configured to obtain the basic perceptual data, the at least one candidate parameter, and the pipeline information;

a temperature effect determination module configured to determine, based on the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and the environmental information, the temperature effect of the gas pipeline through a first model;

a deformation assessment determination module configured to determine, based on the temperature effect of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter, the pipeline information, and the basic perceptual data, the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline;

a candidate parameter updating module configured to obtain at least one updated candidate parameter by updating, based on the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline, the at least one candidate parameter;

a transportation parameter determination module configured to determine, in response to determining that the deformation assessment of the gas pipeline satisfies a preset deformation condition, and the at least one updated candidate parameter as the at least one transportation parameter; and

a transportation temperature adjustment module configured to control, based on the at least one transportation parameter, an air compression device of the gas equipment object platform to adjust the gas transportation temperature.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the gas pipeline includes the plurality of pipeline segments, the government safety supervision management platform is further provided with:

a deformation assessment adjustment module configured to:

for each of the plurality of pipeline segments,

determine, based on the pipeline information, the environmental information, the at least one transportation parameter, inlet data of each the plurality of pipeline segments, and historical pipeline leakage information, a first confidence level of the pipeline segment; and

adjust, based on the first confidence level of the pipeline segment, the deformation assessment of the pipeline segment.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein

the gas pipeline is provided with a plurality of inspection points, the plurality of inspection points corresponding to at least one transportation station;

the government safety supervision management platform is further provided with:

a transportation parameter adjustment module configured to:

obtain actual temperatures of the plurality of inspection points;

determine, based on the actual temperatures of the plurality of inspection points and historical predictions of the plurality of inspection points, a confidence level of the at least one transportation station corresponding to the plurality of inspection points; and

adjust the at least one transportation parameter based on the confidence level of the at least one transportation station.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2025
From: SHAO, ZEHUA; LI, YONG; WEI, XIAOJUN; HUANG, GUANGHUA; GU, YUNSONG
To: CHENGDU QINCHUAN IOT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071977/0389 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202510230457.X · Feb 28, 2025 · national
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